30 Jan 1978
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jan 30, 1978
Page
1
In New Westminster BC the 13th hostage incident in 15 years continued with five prisoners holding 10 hostages in the visitors area of the century old penitentiary. Negotiations resumed as RCMP reported progress and the guard-on-hostage stand-off drew international notice.
Medicine Hat Fish and Game Society moves to launch an emergency feeding campaign for southeastern Alberta antelope as wildlife biologist Merely Barrett warns large scale feeding fails. The group seeks $500 and equipment loans to assist herds near Lethbridge amid growing concerns over winter losses and potential spillover deaths from accidents.
U S mediator Alfred Atherton brings a draft joint statement of principles to Cairo as Israel and Egypt plan to restart the military talks. Egypt doubts an immediate breakthrough while Israel eyes a possible early agreement ahead of Sadat's visit with Carter.
Canadian and U S search teams identify debris from Cosmos 954 nuclear satellite found on lake and river ice near Fort Reliance Thelon River and Wardens Grove Thelon River site shows a three meter crater and some radioactive material officials say two Great Slave Lake sources are highly radioactive but not from the reactor core Four men exposed are hospitalized Canadian paratroopers guard Wardens Grove site and search operations continue for further debris with Soviet help sought.
Two Americans flown to Edmonton report good condition after contact with radioactive debris from a Soviet nuclear powered satellite that fell over northern Canada last Tuesday. The wildlife survey party members are Mike Mobley and John Mor dhurst, part of a six man crew contracted to the Northwest Territories government. No hometowns listed. Radiation exposure said to be about the same as two chest X rays.
At Dorchester federal penitentiary a guard was shown to authorities and said to be tired but unharmed after two Quebec prisoners Bertrand Janvier, 25, and Edgard Roussel, 31, held him hostage. Officials did not name the captive during the incident. The hostage was calm and no drugs were seen in use. The man has three?
External Affairs Minister Don Jamieson pressed China to participate in disarmament negotiations and a nuclear test ban, urging broader controls on nuclear powered satellites and space activity. He outlined Canada’s safeguards and support for UN disarmament sessions while noting U S detente aims and NATO links.
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